StoryCorps – Stories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs
Take the StoryCorps Listening Challenge today! Donate
Help StoryCorps build a more empathetic and understanding world, give today! Donate
Support StoryCorps by making a fully tax deductible gift today! Donate
Become a Corps member by giving a gift to StoryCorps today! Become a Member
Help StoryCorps create a culture of listening, make a gift today! Donate
story
"When he closed his eyes he would see the bombs."
2:34
Listener Survey Support
Explore
"When he closed his eyes he would see the bombs."
0:00 / 0:00
podcast
StoryCorps 528: Allie n Steve
18:25
Listener Survey Support
Explore
StoryCorps 528: Allie n Steve
0:00 / 0:00
story
"They said, 'Peaches, come up here, you got some mail.'"
2:48
Listener Survey Support
Explore
"They said, 'Peaches, come up here, you got some mail.'"
0:00 / 0:00
story
"I don’t know what I’d do without you. Because I cannot stand being alone."
2:01
Listener Survey Support
Explore
"I don’t know what I’d do without you. Because I cannot stand being alone."
0:00 / 0:00
podcast
StoryCorps 527: Tubby Rules
17:13
Listener Survey Support
Explore
StoryCorps 527: Tubby Rules
0:00 / 0:00
story
“The parents initially booed when I went out to play. They could see that I was a better player than some of their sons.”
3:00
Listener Survey Support
Explore
“The parents initially booed when I went out to play. They could see that I was a better player than some of their sons.”
0:00 / 0:00

Bookworms

Stories about the love of reading, writing, and learning

story
"I spotted this book that looked rather risque..."
2:15

"I spotted this book that looked rather risque..."
animation
The Temple of Knowledge

The Temple of Knowledge
story
"He never said anything good about my writing."
1:46

"He never said anything good about my writing."
animation
Eyes on the Stars
3:17

Eyes on the Stars

Animations

animation
Paul Braun and Philip Morris
animation
Yusor Abu-Salha and Mussarut Jabeen

Siblings

Conversations between brothers, sisters, twins, and triplets

story
"Why are you asking these questions?"
2:44

"Why are you asking these questions?"

Isaiah Fredericks, age 9, and his younger brother, Josiah, used their StoryCorps interview to ask their dad, Kevin, some hard-hitting questions.
story
"We see each other every day, every minute of every day."
2:18

"We see each other every day, every minute of every day."

Even though they share everything from a birthday to a bedroom, 10-year-old triplets Zoë, Maddy, and Nick Waters still learn new things about each other.
story
"You and your sister couldn't tell us apart. And we couldn't tell you two apart."
2:17

"You and your sister couldn't tell us apart. And we couldn't tell you two apart."

Husband and wife Elliot and Hunny Reiken, who both come from sets of identical twins, remember how they — and their twins — met in the Catskills during the summer of 1946.
story
"Mother would go to court with them and testify that they'd been a resident at the ranch."
1:45

"Mother would go to court with them and testify that they'd been a resident at the ranch."

Robbie McBride and her sister, Beth Ward, talk about life on their family's divorce ranch in Reno, Nevada.